nogsam

Swedish

Etymology

From nog (“sufficient”) +‎ -sam (“-some”). Compare German genügsam.

Adjective

nogsam (comparative nogsammare, superlative nogsammast)

  1. well enough

Usage notes

Archaic other than as the adverb nogsamt.

Declension

Inflection of nogsam
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular nogsam nogsammare nogsammast
neuter singular nogsamt nogsammare nogsammast
plural nogsamma nogsammare nogsammast
masculine plural2 nogsamme nogsammare nogsammast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 nogsamme nogsammare nogsammaste
all nogsamma nogsammare nogsammaste

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

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